20 CE Hours

$219.00

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New updated edition for October 2025! This 20 CE hour Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) course covers the essentials needed by massage therapists to perform NMT in a concise, easy-to-understand format. NMT is a form of bodywork which can be used to assess and treat clients of all ages. Part 1 of the textbook gives an in-depth overview of the basics of NMT, including its history and physiological basis. It also discusses client assessment and body mechanics. Part 2 of the textbook provides an in detail NMT routine broken down by body region. Trigger points and referral zones, as well as trigger point activation and perpetuating factors are also covered. This course includes website access with about 2 hours of technique demonstrations.

This Course Will Present:

An introduction to NMT, what it is, and how it affects soft tissues
The basic NMT assessment, palpation, and treatment techniques
Proper body mechanics for therapists performing NMT
The anatomy and characteristics of trigger points and trigger point patterns
Anatomy of muscles including origin, insertion, and action
NMT considerations and precautions
NMT routines for each body region
Approximately 2 hours of video clips demonstrating techniques presented in the textbook

You Will Receive: Neuromuscular Therapy Manual textbook by Jocelyn Granger, website access to technique demonstrations (video clips totaling about 2 hours which correspond to the textbook), exam of 108 questions, course evaluation, certificate of achievement upon completion, and unlimited phone support for any of your questions.

The Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is an Approved Provider through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB); Approved Provider number 409296-00.

Our online massage continuing education courses are also accepted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), and most state boards.

For more information on individual state requirements and approvals, please visit our Approvals page and click on your state.

This course was a great addition to Myofacial Release / Lymphatic Drainage & Dry Needling certifications that I already have. Excellent content! - Mary Ann C.

I like the detailed history, immediate references given in parenthesis, the outlook/thoughts from many of the key individuals who helped with research for this modality. - Georgia Bair, LMT

I liked learning about the different techniques used to perfrom neuromuscular therapy. - Linda Smith, LMT

It was nice to see the textbook included research to back up the neuromuscular theories. - Aspen Cronin, LMT

I liked how in depth the information was. It was challenging, but the exam flowed well with the textbook. There were no trick questions - D. Trometer, LMT

What is neuromuscular therapy?
A. A therapeutic massage technique that focuses on releasing chronic muscle tension and knots by applying firm pressure and slow strokes to the deeper layers of muscles and connective tissues
B. A comprehensive and advanced system of soft tissue manipulation that specializes in working with chronic myofascial pain and pain syndromes
C. An area of hypersensitivity that when compressed creates referral sensation at a distance from that area
D. A condition in which a muscle is chronically shortened because of overuse or postural dysfunction

__________ is a stroke in which we friction across the fibers of deeper muscles using thumbs or fingertips.
A. Cross fiber friction
B. Longitudinal friction
C. Latitudinal friction
D. Pincer technique

Which of the following is NOT an action of the longissimus muscle?
A. Extension of the spine (bilateral)
B. Lateral flexion of the spine (unilateral)
C. Rotation of the spine (unilateral)
D. Fine adjustments between vertebrae

Where should the therapist be standing during the last step of a neuromuscular therapy routine on the erector spinae and transversospinalis groups?
A. At the head of the table
B. At the foot of the table
C. At the side of the table, facing the head
D. At the side of the table, facing the low back